Class 12 Psychology Chapter 9 Applications Of Psychology Quiz 3 (60 MCQs)

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1. Organization of itmes into familiar or manageable units
2. What is "pure research" ?
3. In Asch's experiment on conformity, what factor what had the most impact on the subject's decision to conform?
4. Which of these is not a contemporary approach to studying psychology?
5. His theory of learned helplessness was reinforced by his study involving dogs and an electrified grid eventually giving up attempts to not be shocked.
6. What is the systematic, scientific study of behaviors and mental process called?
7. Hannah, a two-year old, has learned that every time she gets up from a nap, she has a snack, gets her diaper changed, and then plays with her mom. This mental framework or picture of the world is one of Hannah's
8. What explains why Ally, who is usually quiet and reserved, became very flirty and socia when she went clubbing with friends?
9. What early school of psychology focuses on the function of the mind?
10. A statement of exact procedures used in a research study.
11. Who said this, "The boundaries of Educational Psychology are unlimited and changing?"
12. Pain tolerance is largely a result of the effects of endorphins and other neurochemicals.
13. In terms of fixed or growth mindset, most people:
14. The correlation between 2 observed variables is-0.84. From this, it can be concluded that
15. The evaluation of scientific or academic work, such as research or articles submitted to journals for publication, by other qualified professionals practicing in the same field.
16. Who is considered one of the founding figures of cognitive psychology?
17. A manic depressive disorder, mankind by extreme mood changes, energy levels and behavier
18. Name the method which deals with only one person at a time and promotes his adjustment
19. A neurons reaction of either firing (with a full length response) or not firing.
20. Developed the decision-stage model of helping to show influences on bystander intervention. Smoke filled room study and self report likelihood.
21. What type of advertising do companies use to help people link positive memories/thoughts to a product?
22. Central Route Persuasion is .....
23. This is defined as mental functions that occur in the brain such as perception, attention, memory, emotions, language, deciding, thinking, and reasoning.
24. True or False. A strength of case studies is that rich, detailed information can be gathered.
25. In Aisnworth's 'Strange Situation' study, an infant that is calmed quickly and easily on reunion is displaying signs of which type of attachment?
26. Which lobe is known for "higher-cognitive functions" like problem solving and decision making?
27. At first Jimmy did not like his teacher, but after sitting in this teacher's class for a number of weeks Jimmy as started to like his teacher. this new perspective would be an example of:
28. How do intuitions play a role in shaping behavior according to Social Psychology?
29. Piaget developed a theory for the role of
30. Directed thinking is also known as
31. What is the truth about the placebo effect?
32. 'A mental representation of our knowledge of the world' is
33. Typically according to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, children aged 7-11 are at what stage
34. Which of the following is an action?
35. The "fight or flight" response during threatening situations in the role of the:
36. This psychologist in the United States taught the first psychology class at Harvard and created the first psychology textbook.
37. This approach to psychology focuses on how we process, store, use information and other things that are going on inside our heads.
38. Developmental psychology
39. Which core psychological research area is primarily devoted to the study of such topics as memory, problem solving, and thinking?
40. Behavior is motivated by forces that individuals may not be aware of or understand.
41. True or False. Obedience went down when the teacher was closer to the learner in Milgram's study.
42. The primary aim of educational psychology is
43. Which part of the peripheral nervous system deals with involuntary activities?
44. After the student council election, a friend tells you he has known for weeks who would be elected president. What does this seem to illustrate?
45. Information from the senses comes into this type of memory before it passes to short term memory.
46. Which of the following is an attitude?
47. This field is also known as ..... neuroscience or ..... psychology.
48. Classical Conditioning, Foundation for Behaviorism
49. Babbling, one word speech, telegraphic speech, and whole sentences refers to?
50. Which of the following is a faculty of the thinking mind?
51. Willingham believes
52. The scientific study of how people grow and change across the lifespan.
53. What is the significance of formative assessment in education?
54. When we add information to an already existing schema it's known as
55. Biopsychology is the study of the relationship between the ..... and .....
56. If somebody has split-brain surgery, they lose the ability to .....
57. Retreiving, changing and reorganizing information stored in memory to create new information is called:
58. Operational definition
59. After learning about his low score on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Draco complained, "I don't believe that test is a measure of intelligence at all." Draco's statement is equivalent to saying that the WAIS lacks .....
60. Behavior may be the product of unconscious conflict and anxiety.